"Merely because the respondents do not oppose the application for condonation of delay, this Court is not bound to condone the delay. Section 3 of the Limitation
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"Mere criminal antecedents, by themselves, cannot automatically justify the invocation of Section 111 of the BNS unless the ingredients of the offence contemplated therein are
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"When such being the case, when the document for a decades stands in the name of husband of defendant No.1 and the same was sold to defendant
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"Sum stipulated in the contract does not become automatically recoverable merely upon proof of breach, and the aggrieved party is entitled only to reasonable
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"The law does not prescribe a standard format which every testator should comply with when he or she writes a will." Madras High Court, in
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"All India Bar Examination shall be mandatory for all law students graduating from academic year 2009-2010 and onwards and enrolled as advocates under Section 24
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"Taking refuge under natural justice in every case, as a sheet anchor would not justify filing of a Writ Petition under Art 226, sans justification in the manner
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"The liability contemplated under Section 141 of the N.I. Act is not confined only to persons holding a formal designation as Director or Managing Director.
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"This Court fully concurs with the contention raised that 'application' within the meaning of Section 5 has to be a valid application complete in all
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"The cost can only be on the sum of ₹6,00,000/- which had been decreed and not on the plaint valuation in the present case." Kerala
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"Suffice it to observe that having interacted with the child we are of the opinion that the interest and welfare of the child would be
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"When the plaintiff affirms trademark infringement, even if the written statement is not on record, the defendant is entitled to put the question which queries
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"Upon perusal of the impugned order, we are satisfied that the Division Bench committed serious error in exercising its review jurisdiction." Supreme Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Re-employed officers/persons after the retirement, when re-employed again, stand belong to a separate class. Their claim to avail the 6th Pay Commission pay scales has
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"Trust and its trustees cannot blithely ignore the accounting system followed by banks and come up with different calculations at different points of time to suit
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"The subsequent declaration of juvenility does not, by itself, erase a finding of guilt recorded on evidence. It principally affects the forum and nature of
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"The confirmation contemplated under Rule 3(3)(b) is confirmatory in character; it cannot create jurisdiction retrospectively nor enlarge the scope of an authorisation already granted." Chhattisgarh High
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"The acquittal of an accused in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not by itself bind a civil court trying a suit
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"The statutory obligation cast upon private unaided schools to provide free education to children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups is inseparably linked with the corresponding statutory
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"Fraud vitiates all solemn acts and therefore, the appointment so sought by the petitioner on the basis of fraud becomes void ab initio and non-est."
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"Suffice it to observe that having interacted with the child we are of the opinion that the interest and welfare of the child would be
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"When the plaintiff affirms trademark infringement, even if the written statement is not on record, the defendant is entitled to put the question which queries
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"Upon perusal of the impugned order, we are satisfied that the Division Bench committed serious error in exercising its review jurisdiction." Supreme Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Re-employed officers/persons after the retirement, when re-employed again, stand belong to a separate class. Their claim to avail the 6th Pay Commission pay scales has
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"Trust and its trustees cannot blithely ignore the accounting system followed by banks and come up with different calculations at different points of time to suit
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"The subsequent declaration of juvenility does not, by itself, erase a finding of guilt recorded on evidence. It principally affects the forum and nature of
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"Suit as we found was filed on the strength of the invoices raised and not on the basis of a running account. The mere deduction
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"The filing of a suit for recovery based upon a cause of action, that is within limitation can in any manner impact the separate and
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"High Court failed to appreciate that all these cases were actions in tort and negligence was required to be established firstly by the claimants." Supreme
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"The stance of blissful ignorance taken by the senior officers of the State of Chhattisgarh... is sacrilegious and reflects a disturbing disregard of the statutory
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"Order under Section 69 of the CGST Act, as held, being a sine qua non to seek anticipatory bail, it would be an anomaly to
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"The respondent-authorities cannot be permitted to defeat the claim of an otherwise eligible dependent by taking advantage of their own delay in processing the application."
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"When it speaks of accessories suitable for use ‘solely or principally’ with a particular kind of machine or a number of machines of the same tariff
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"Scope of examination on an application under Order 39 — and, equally, of an appeal against an order made on such an application — is
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"To permit the proceeding to continue would be to permit a dispute arising from a written commercial contract, to be pursued through the machinery of
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"The deficiency in the composite appeal preferred by the plaintiff under Section 96 of the Code was more in its ‘form’ than ‘substance’. Hence, an
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"The reasons for which he trades or the purposes to which he applies the proceeds of the transactions are not intended to be relevant for determining whether
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"It is a settled position of law that damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, cannot be treated as operational debt unless and until they are assessed
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"The period of limitation starts running from the date of the default of non-payment and the right to apply under the IBC accrues from such
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"Knowledge of a fact is a necessary pre-requisite for its non-disclosure. The very concept of suppression presupposes an awareness of that which is suppressed; one
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"Merely because the respondents do not oppose the application for condonation of delay, this Court is not bound to condone the delay. Section 3 of the Limitation
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"Mere criminal antecedents, by themselves, cannot automatically justify the invocation of Section 111 of the BNS unless the ingredients of the offence contemplated therein are
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"When such being the case, when the document for a decades stands in the name of husband of defendant No.1 and the same was sold to defendant
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"Sum stipulated in the contract does not become automatically recoverable merely upon proof of breach, and the aggrieved party is entitled only to reasonable
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"The law does not prescribe a standard format which every testator should comply with when he or she writes a will." Madras High Court, in
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"All India Bar Examination shall be mandatory for all law students graduating from academic year 2009-2010 and onwards and enrolled as advocates under Section 24
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"Taking refuge under natural justice in every case, as a sheet anchor would not justify filing of a Writ Petition under Art 226, sans justification in the manner
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"The liability contemplated under Section 141 of the N.I. Act is not confined only to persons holding a formal designation as Director or Managing Director.
read more
"This Court fully concurs with the contention raised that 'application' within the meaning of Section 5 has to be a valid application complete in all
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"The cost can only be on the sum of ₹6,00,000/- which had been decreed and not on the plaint valuation in the present case." Kerala
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"The confirmation contemplated under Rule 3(3)(b) is confirmatory in character; it cannot create jurisdiction retrospectively nor enlarge the scope of an authorisation already granted." Chhattisgarh High
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"The acquittal of an accused in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not by itself bind a civil court trying a suit
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"The statutory obligation cast upon private unaided schools to provide free education to children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups is inseparably linked with the corresponding statutory
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"Fraud vitiates all solemn acts and therefore, the appointment so sought by the petitioner on the basis of fraud becomes void ab initio and non-est."
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Andhra Pradesh High Court, in a judgment dated August 11, 2026, dismissed a criminal appeal and upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted of brutally murdering
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"Actual payment of whole of the price at the time of the execution of sale deed, is not a sine qua non to the completion
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"In matrimonial dispute, it is always seen that the parents and other relatives seek amicable settlement and resolution of the dispute instead of prompt institution
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"To attract Section 16(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, there must first have been a solemnisation of marriage between the parents. However, such a marriage may be
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"Section 17(2) itself contemplates eviction or exclusion of aggrieved person from a shared household in accordance with the procedure established by law. The conclusion is
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"Reason is the heartbeat of every conclusion, and without the same it becomes lifeless. Reason introduces clarity in an order... An order without reason is an
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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